Posted on 12/29/2008 4:34:29 AM PST by decimon
Doses of vitamin B1 (thiamine) can reverse early kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, research shows.
The team from Warwick University tested the effect of vitamin B1, which is found in meat, yeast and grain, on 40 patients from Pakistan.
The treatment stopped the loss of a key protein in the urine, the journal Diabetologia reports.
Charity Diabetes UK called the results "very promising" - but said it was too early for any firm conclusions.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
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Very interesting. I wonder if it would prevent/reverse kidney damage from causes other than diabetes, and if it would work with cats.
I wondered the same. In any case, it shouldn't hurt to take your multi-vitamin pill.
Interesting.
sc, thanks for the ping
i will add kewords; who controls the diabetes ping list?
FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes ping list.
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Another Freeper told me about a drug/supplement called “Benfotiamine” which is a fat-soluble analog of Thiamine, which is water soluble - and therefore is excreted in the urine, so its blood level cannot generally be raised.
I had seen a neurologist about neuropathy (numbness) in both feet, possibly a result of borderline diabetes, and one of the first things he tested was B1 and B6 levels. B6 was a little high because I was taking a B6 supplement that was several times the MDR, but B1 was borderline. So I started taking Benfotiamine, and when I returned to the neurologist a couple of months later my B1 level was about 50% higher. Unfortunately, my neuropathy was about the same.
However, I did learn that benfotiamine DOES RAISE B1 LEVEL in the blood, and did not cause me any problems on as much as 3 capsules per day. I still take 1 daily, to insure that I have at least an adequate level.
You could try using sulbutiamine (Fat soluble B1).
It works in a different way than Benfotiamine, crossed the Blood-Brain Barrier too.
Also, you could try this guy’s diet.
He thinks wheat is bad for you, and coconut oil is good.
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/
I just started, seen a little improvement.
I’ve read that the B vitamins should be taken as a complex, as it occurs in whole food, and not individually. Could be.
I have been off wheat for about 4 months in a last ditch effort to rectify hypothyroidism. My TSH did not improve, but some of the mental fog and several extra pounds disappeared. (I should say there were only 4 pounds to lose, to be fair). I slipped during Christmas dinner and had some graham cracker crust. It’s a hard diet to maintain.
Good news!
Thanks for the ping!
Don’t worry about slipping up.
Eating less gluten is an improvement too. :)
“I have been off wheat for about 4 months in a last ditch effort to rectify hypothyroidism.”
Have you tried iodine supplementation?
Just make sure you don’t have Hashimoto’s first.
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